The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-24
INDIANS AT SCHOOL.
cLiMPSES OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
At CARLISLE, PA.

Phenomenal Success of the Institution
The Fiereeness of savagery Disappears
Under the Influences Of Civilization.
An Indian Marriage
When one takes into consideration that
I'm the boys and girls now at the Carlisle
school there are represented such tribes as
the fierce Chcyennes; the moody Sioux,
with their high cheek bones and straight
forms; the viudictive Comanches; the
Diggers one Of the lowest and most de
graded tribes; the treacherous Pawnees;
the Puebios, half Mexican, half Indian
tribe; the NavajOes, that have been called
the Gypsies of the Indians; the cruel and
murlerOus l1iowas; the heavy, stupid
Shoshones; the Nez Perces, one of the
most cunning of all the tribes; the Creeks,
Crows. Modocs, the Poncas, the powerful,
wicked &rapdhOes, and the most stealthy
and treacherous sf all these, the Apaches,
the realization of all that has been accom-
DIished there seems almost phenomenal
/ have seen hundreds of photographs OF
the Young men and women now there,
and a number of their fathers, among
whom were some of the most noted Indian
chiefs, anu the majority OF them, taken At
the tiInc Of their arrivals, show the orig
inals q De set of half clothed, repulsiye,
miserable, squalid, painted creatures,
adorned in many instances, with all the
splendid savage ornamentatiOn OF beads,
feathers. animal teeth and quill work and
tat:oOinc-
Some Of the older Indian boys now at
the school are fine looking, stalwart young
fellows, who arrived there few years
ego in all the Indian regalness of gay
blankets. hoop earrings, CANDY ornaments,
beads ana feathers, and the photographs
taken of them upon their arrival show In
their expires sion fierceness that seems to
have entirely disappeared with the acqui-
sitiOn of more civilized habits and intelli-
gent ideas. Some of the gay parapher-
MALTA owned by the Indian boys and girls
is of most interesting description, nota-
bly, a mantle that was probably used upon
occasions of great Indian celebrations or
povy-vvOws that belonCeI 70 one of the more
advanced pupils, VINO has been at Carlisle,
called Rosie White Thunder, Sioux girl,
who arrived at the school some four years
ago, bringing with iier - U'1su-l num-
Der of splendid pieces u -'ercl-
an uncommon state OF -'.- .r-cF.
excepting in one who w;J,. herself,
the daughter of great chief t.'is man
tie is of heavy wooden blanket like tex
ture tlIicI1Iy studded with glittering,
sharp, white elk teeth, and is accom-
panied by a band or belt Of leather, also
| studied with beads aud small elks' teeth.
With it are worn u dozen or 50 strands Of
| the neck and reach down almost To the
| knee Suspended from the ears, like ear
| rin1S are two long, straplike ornaments
| formed of twelve or fourteen rows of
porcupinc quilts that are sewed, needle
| like, On u bits of buckskin- The entire
| arrangement forms Il very gorgeous Indian
| mantle of state, and was recently pur-
/ CHASED by the Smithsonian institute,
| wiIcro It can now be seen in Washington.
i fi.ks4- Rf he
/ ureSque tribes that have sent their chill
/ dren To Carlisle, and upon arrival they are
| usually well supplied with gorgeous blan-
| bets and belts, and mOcassinS, covered
! frequently with elaborate headwork, and
| about their neckS huge strands of various
| colOred glass beads They are considered
| the most gypsy like of all the Indian
| tbs foudne~S for decorating their personal
| att re in their work, and this inclination
| is particularly noticeable in the tailor
| shop, where not unfrequently hoy will
| emi ruiIer the most elaborate designs upon
| the Innings of the vests or jackets, while
| others sew labels containing words or an
entire sentence, as one boy who made u
in izct tn it himself worked on the lining:
'.i'ieISC do NOT give to another boy this
cont I made il 10 myself" The tailor
shop is u favorable place with many of the
| bows, as they seem to take more than
kindly 10 sewing the bits of bright braid
on the blue uniforms and ornamenting the
| gayer coIOretl Innings
Several of the older pupils who have
been at this training school have gone
back to the Indian reservations, and,
against the strongest tide of opposition,
| thew have succeeded in doing "a vast
| amount Of COOL work, and from the diff
fercnt Indian agencies Capt. Pratt is CON
| stantly in receipt of the most encouraging
| reports concerning the various branches
| of trade in which they are engaged Two
or three marriages have taken place at the
school, one or two having connected with
| them not IA little romance. OF these the
| most Interesting relates TO "A young Indian
called Etahdleuh- lie was formerly a
| prisoner in Florida, but WAS afterward
sent to the school at Hampton. where
| Capt Pratt found him and selected him
| t. pay i visit 10 the various Indian tribes
in the far west and collect pupils for the
| Carlisle school. which Etahdleuh did with
| much Intelligent discretion, and upon his
| return he became one of the assistants In
| drilling the boys. When he had continued
improving himself to such an extent in
! his work and in his studies that he was
| intru,tel with more OHerous duties that
ma,!c him II very useful assistant to Capt.
Pratt he one day greatly surprised that
e,tirIaLie gentleman by coming into his
presence and abruptly saying: w hen
| was in Florida and the good ladies teach
me, | think about what they say about
trying To be good boy. / no think about
girls. When went to Hampton think
about getting the good education l nc
| think about girl e.. When | gu west with
| You I think about getting scholars ant
persua.Iins tie Is.;i.ans To follow the white
Inau' 5 road / get my sister and Laur;
and all my friends l can | no thinl
about girls When come hack think
about learning To bc a carpenter, 80 | car
support myself and b. good citizen. II,
think about girls. But Laura she think
And nov i.lura's father is dead, ant
Laura shy, Who take care of Laura'
AMI think take care of Laura"
1t Va, Il very unique way of proposing
to laura. but IL found favor in the eyes
If the proper authorities, for their wed
ding was soan after celebrated, and was
? gala day ut tine school, as the pupils wer'
{ all given a-hnlidly. and the bride wa
I | tleckcd out Inuch like one of her faire
| sisters. in y white gown anSi a wreath
and veil that were presented To her b.
some of the Young ladies residing in Car
> Isle. who take more or less interest ii
the affairs nj the training school Thi
> wetltlia.y occurred some time ago, an
? wien | was there a few weeks since
. saw sturdy little Indian child that
the re nit of Laura's marriage To Etahd
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